¹⁸ I exhorted Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? Didn't we walk in the same spirit? Didn't we walk in the same steps?

⁶ So we urged Titus, that as he made a beginning before, so he would also complete in you this grace.

¹² The father of circumcision to those who not only are of the circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had in uncircumcision.

²¹ For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you{TR reads "us" instead of "you"} an example, that you should follow his steps,

¹⁹ But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered up when I know how you are doing.

²⁰ For I have no one else like-minded, who will truly care about you.

²¹ For they all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.

²² But you know the proof of him, that, as a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Gospel.

¹⁶ But thanks be to God, who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

¹⁷ For he indeed accepted our exhortation, but being himself very earnest, he went out to you of his own accord.

¹⁸ We have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the Gospel is known through all the assemblies.

¹⁹ Not only so, but who was also appointed by the assemblies to travel with us in this grace, which is served by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and to show our readiness.

²⁰ We are avoiding this, that any man should blame us concerning this abundance which is administered by us.

²¹ Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

²² We have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he has in you.

²³ As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for you. As for our brothers, they are the apostles of the assemblies, the glory of Christ.

⁶ Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

² Open your hearts to us. We wronged no one. We corrupted no one. We took advantage of no one.

¹² Now when I came to Troas for the Gospel of Christ, and when a door was opened to me in the Lord,

¹³ I had no relief for my spirit, because I didn't find Titus, my brother, but taking my leave of them, I went out into Macedonia.

³³ I coveted no one's silver, or gold, or clothing.

³⁴ You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities, and to those who were with me.

³⁵ In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

¹⁴ Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, [that is], twelve years, I and my brothers have not eaten the bread of the governor.

³ Here I am: witness against me before Yahweh, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose donkey have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind my eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

⁴ They said, You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything of any man's hand.

¹⁵ Moses was very angry, and said to Yahweh, "Don't respect their offering: I have not taken one donkey from them, neither have I hurt one of them."